2007 Golf Tournament Summary

The Community Mediation Center held its annual golf tournament yesterday, on May 24, 2007. For those of you who weren’t there, here’s a rundown on what happened:

Center staff and volunteers started arriving at the course around 10am to set up for the tournament. This included setting out the signs for tee sponsors, 50/50 raffle tickets, silent auction, and the gifts for the raffle. Registration started at 11am, although most of the players didn’t arrive until noon. After arriving, the players were given a goodie bag with snacks, coupons, a calculator, mints, and some other items and had the chance to purchase 50/50 or regular raffle tickets. After having a lunch consisting of hot dogs, the players went to their carts and headed off for their starting holes.

As it turned out, the weather was perfect for golfing, as well as enjoying snacks of peanuts and beer. Center volunteers were kept busy refilling the kegs and bringing other snacks to golfers around the course. No major problems came up during the tournament, and players starting arriving back at the clubhouse around 5:30pm. After milling around for a while – and buying some more tickets – a dinner was served consisting of bar-b-que, fried beans, and potatoes. While the players were eating the final scores were announced, the winners of the silent auction were able to claim their prizes, and the raffle ceremony was held. Several people got to take home some major prizes, including a dinner for 12 by the gourmet gang, an iPod shuffle, and one complementary one night stay for two at the Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder. The raffle ceremony constituted the end of the golf tournament, and after it was over the players left for home.

If you want to know more, visit this site in the near future for tournament results and pictures of the event.

Nathan Eckstrand
Community Outreach Advocate